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Direct linkJens Ruhose; Stephan L. Thomsen; Insa Weilage – Education Economics, 2024
Adult education may keep older workers productive if they voluntarily engage in learning. Examining a generous partial retirement reform in Germany that encouraged early retirement among male workers, we estimate voluntary adult education activities for early retirees. Using county-level administrative data on all public adult education centers…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Older Adults, Retirement, Public Education
Johannes Beller – SAGE Open, 2024
Loneliness represents a serious health risk. However, studies investigating social inequalities in loneliness are rare. Thus, the current study investigates which socioeconomic groups are the most affected by loneliness. Data from the population-based German Aging Survey were used (N = 3,784), with participants being 40+ years old. Education,…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Educational Attainment, Income, Occupations
Tanaka, Rumi; Yakushiji, Kanako; Tanaka, Satomi; Tsubaki, Michihiro; Fujita, Kimie – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2023
This study aimed to review the validity and/or reliability of light-intensity physical activity (LPA) questionnaires and identify the most suitable questionnaires for measurement of LPA in adults. Following the PRISMA-P 2020 guidelines, we searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, and MedNar. Only studies that targeted adults [greater…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Test Reliability, Physical Activity Level, Adults
Pihlainen, Kaisa; Ehlers, Anja; Rohner, Rebekka; Cerna, Katerina; Kärnä, Eija; Hess, Moritz; Hengl, Lisa; Aavikko, Lotta; Frewer-Graumann, Susanne; Gallistl, Vera; Müller, Claudia – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
The rapid development of digital technologies and their increasing application in many areas of everyday life challenge all citizens to continuously learn digital skills. This also applies to older adults, among whom digital literacy is on average less well-developed than among younger adults. This article investigates why retired older adults…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Case Studies, Digital Literacy, Older Adults
Klank, Christina; Himmelsbach, Ines; Doh, Michael – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This qualitative biographical case study presents the case of 79-year-old Mrs. Blade and her attitude toward education and ICT (information and communication technology) use. A biographical-narrative interview with additional PCI questions was conducted. Material was analyzed using the approach of 'reconstruction of narrative identity'. The case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Older Adults, Females, Educational Attitudes
Wicht, Alexandra; Rammstedt, Beatrice; Lechner, Clemens M. – Scientific Studies of Reading, 2021
This study aims to illuminate factors that explain changes in literacy skills across up to six years of adulthood, using data from two waves of the German National Educational Panel Study (NEPS; N = 4,359). More specifically, we gauge the relative importance of three groups of factors that previous research and theorizing have highlighted as…
Descriptors: Cognitive Ability, Literacy, Prediction, German
Rudert, Selma C.; Janke, Stefan; Greifeneder, Rainer – Developmental Psychology, 2020
Ostracism, that is, being excluded and ignored by others, is a highly painful and threatening experience for individuals. Most empirical research on ostracism has been carried out in the lab or focused on samples in specific contexts. Here, we investigate the effects of age on how individuals experience ostracism within a broad, representative…
Descriptors: Rejection (Psychology), Social Isolation, Age, Adults
Download full textGinschel, Franziska; Schlüter, Kirsten – Education Sciences, 2020
Issues related to old age and ageing are an imperative topic in a society of long life, concerning everyone. Wherever possible, the age-related issues should also be adequately addressed and integrated into school education. This article gives an overview of perceptions of students in regard to external and self-images of old age, as conceptions…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Aging (Individuals), Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Santini, Sara; Baschiera, Barbara; Socci, Marco – Educational Gerontology, 2020
Population aging is exacerbating the loss of competences in the workforce and simultaneously young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEETs) are struggling to be reengaged in employment. These issues, which are deemed priorities for the European policy agenda, could be addressed by triggering active aging dimensions,…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Entrepreneurship, Mentors, Out of School Youth
Beinicke, Andrea; Kyndt, Eva – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
The present study aimed at contributing to the science-practice gap regarding the application of evidence-based actions for maximising training effectiveness in corporate practice. Training and development professionals employed at companies from diverse branches of industry and among the best employers in Germany were assessed cross-sectionally…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Electronic Learning, Workplace Learning, Transfer of Training
Sansano-Nadal, Oriol; Wilson, Jason J.; Martín-Borràs, Carme; Brønd, Jan Christian; Skjødt, Mathias; Caserotti, Paolo; Roqué I. Figuls, Marta; Blackburn, Nicole E.; Klenk, Jochen; Rothenbacher, Dietrich; Guerra-Balic, Myriam; Font-Farré, Manel; Denkinger, Michael; Coll-Planas, Laura; Deidda, Manuela; McIntosh, Emma; Giné-Garriga, Maria; Tully, Mark A. – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2022
The main aim of this study was to assess the criterion validity of the Sedentary Behavior Questionnaire (SBQ) to measure SB in community-dwelling older adults using thigh-measured accelerometry as the criterion method. 801 participants (75.6 ± 6.1 years old, 57.6% females) provided valid thigh-based accelerometer data (activPAL/Axivity) and…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, Life Style, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
Engel, Alexandra; Hanulíková, Adriana – Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2020
Previous research has shown that talker identity and speaking style affect the processing of morphosyntactic violations. The present study examined whether speaking style modulates comprehension and subsequent production of case variants in German prepositional phrases across the life span. To this end, we conducted a sentence repetition and…
Descriptors: Language Styles, Speech Communication, German, Phrase Structure
Bödeker, Malte; Bucksch, Jens; Wallmann-Sperlich, Birgit – Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 2018
The Neighborhood Physical Activity Questionnaire allows to assess physical activity within and outside the neighborhood. Study objectives were to examine the criterion-related validity and health/functioning associations of Neighborhood Physical Activity Questionnaire-derived physical activity in German older adults. A total of 107 adults aged…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Activities, Neighborhoods, Correlation
Hachem, Hany; Manninen, Jyri – Educational Gerontology, 2020
The humanist and critical principles of educational gerontology attribute different goals to education in later life. Self-Actualization is the goal of humanist educational gerontology, while empowerment, emancipation, and social change are the goals of critical educational gerontology. Liberal arts education is dominant in later-life learning.…
Descriptors: Educational Gerontology, Educational Principles, Liberal Arts, Adult Learning
Kaspar, Roman; Hartig, Johannes – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2016
The care of older people was described as involving substantial emotion-related affordances. Scholars in vocational training and nursing disagree whether emotion-related skills could be conceptualized and assessed as a professional competence. Studies on emotion work and empathy regularly neglect the multidimensionality of these phenomena and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Emotional Development, Competence
